Do not dislike waitlist. For the size of the ownership base and volume of properties (aka shear number of annual transactions and management of the inventories) wait list would be tough to manage and overall would still not even the playing field for the masses (is this the motivation WYN is going after?).
To be clear, not advocating for one method over another. Merely pointing out that all of the suggested "solutions" don't actually even out the playing field for the masses. And most, at some point, would backfire and work to the advantage of the small handful of users WYN supposedly intends to try to slow down. Not to mention really piss off a lot of long time owners that would have to re-learn a system that already has a fairly hefty learning curve.
WYN is having a really difficult time accurately tracking owner points AND inventories in the current system. Introduce massive rule changes in a system where accounting for the point usage is already a problem only invites more problems.
Please understand I'm not suggesting that my ideas will work or even that they should be tried. I'm not even suggesting that cancel and rebook is a problem. All I'm saying is that Wyndham is going to do something to try to end the practice of cancel and rebook
Of course any changes will effect all owners. That's the price co skier and all the others that want this thing changed to squeeze the profits out of large scale commercial renting, including Wyndham executives, will have to accept
The operative word in the cancel and rebook strategy is "AND"
Cancellations are and will be allowed.
And
Booking reservations for a discount will still be allowed
The question for the folks inside Wyndham that will be working on this is "how do we get the "and" out of the equation.
We have been through this before. When guest fees were introduced it effected all owners When the 10 nightly limit was introduced it didn't stop the points managers. It doesn't matter Wyndham is going to keep trying to control the mega renters. Some of the things they do will not work and everything they do will have un intended consequences.
Speaking only for myself: I anticipate that something will happen in the next few years regarding cancel and rebook that will impact my rental business. So I'm proactively making changes in what I do to to insure my survival no matter what that something might be. Others can ignore my rants and do what they want
Expect the best but plan for the worst